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A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations
An acclaimed author and celebrated journalist breaks down the history of electricity and the impact of global energy use on the world and the environment.Global demand for power is doubling...
Power Trip: The Story of Energy
For centuries, human activity has been dominated by the need to fuel human civilization. Energy is unique: no other physical resource in society has had such a wide-ranging impact on...
Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs...She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse
'Great two-fisted writing from the far side of hell.' - John Birmingham, bestselling author of He Died with a Felafel in his Hand 'A unique look at a gritty game....
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
Shrouding themselves and their aims in deepest secrecy, the leaders of the Taliban movement control Afghanistan with an inflexible, crushing fundamentalism. The most extreme and radical of all Islamic organizations,...